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vise

 

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Noun vise has 1 sense
  1. vise, bench vise - a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place
    --1 is a kind of holding device
    --1 has parts: jaw, jaws
    --1 has particulars:
     machinist's vise, metalworking vise; wood vise, woodworking vise, shoulder vise

Definitions from the Web

Vise

Noun:

  1. A mechanical device used to hold an object firmly in place while work is being done on it.
  2. Example sentence: The carpenter tightened the vise to secure the wooden plank before cutting it.

  3. A clamping tool with two parallel jaws that can be tightened together with a screw mechanism.
  4. Example sentence: I used a vise to firmly grip the metal rod while I was working on it.

Verb:

  1. To hold or squeeze tightly using a vise.
  2. Example sentence: He carefully vised the fragile piece so as not to damage it.

  3. (British) To arrest or capture someone.
  4. Example sentence: The police vised the suspect after a thorough investigation.

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